Man dies after being found shot in west suburban Aurora

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A 20-year-old Aurora man has died after being found wounded and lying in a driveway early this morning, the second shooting death in the west suburban city over the last two days.

About 2:25 a.m. Saturday, Aurora police responded to a call of shots fired on the 900 block of Jackson Street. When they arrived, officers found a man lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound to his chest, said police.

The man, identified as Theran L. Smith of the 1000 block of Charles Street, was taken to an Aurora hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 9:25 a.m., said police.

A preliminary investigation revealed Smith was hanging out with a group of people near a building located on the 500 block of East Ashland Avenue when multiple shots were fired, apparently from a line of trees south of where the group was standing, said police.

Smith ran but collapsed at the spot where he was found.

Police said there was no known motive in the shooting and as of early Saturday afternoon, police have not been able to get any information on a possible gunman.

It is not clear if this morning's shooting is connected to a Friday afternoon attack on the 200 block of Schiller Street, where a 24-year-old man was fatally wounded, said police.

Anyone with information about the shooting should contact Aurora police investigators at (630) 256-5500.